- The fear of others lays a snare,
but one who trusts in the Lord is secure. - Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. - Our steps are made firm by the Lord,
when he delights in our way. - The human mind plans the way,
but the Lord directs the steps. - I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. - Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. - Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin. - For the customs of the peoples are false:
a tree from the forest is cut down,
and worked with an ax by the hands of an artisan;
people deck it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and they cannot speak;
they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they cannot do evil,
nor is it in them to do good.
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors; may he not leave us or abandon us.